SilverNRed Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 You know, the more I think about it, the more I think the MOST significant element of the OT that is missing in the prequels is Han Solo. There is no real equivalent of his character in the prequels. Who is the 'swashbuckler' type in the prequels? Mace Windu? I just the the Han factor is a big reason why the prequels don't measure up. There are a lot of other reasons, too......but you could give Harrison Ford the cheesiest line of all and he'd find a way to make it look cool in his delivery. You just can't replace that. 222098[/snapback] No one is as cool as Luke. Or Leia. Or Lando. Or Chewie. You can't relate to any of the PT characters because instead of giving them things to do (i.e. acting), they spend most of the movies interacting with blue screen special effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gross Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Is that the one where there are no live actors at all and EVERYTHING is cgi? If it ewren't for LOTR there would be no Star Wars. 221880[/snapback] Huh? Star Wars owes a lot more to Kurosawa's Samurai movies (in particular "The Hidden Fortress") than Tolkien... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 28, 2005 Author Share Posted January 28, 2005 You know, the more I think about it, the more I think the MOST significant element of the OT that is missing in the prequels is Han Solo. There is no real equivalent of his character in the prequels. Who is the 'swashbuckler' type in the prequels? Mace Windu? I just the the Han factor is a big reason why the prequels don't measure up. There are a lot of other reasons, too......but you could give Harrison Ford the cheesiest line of all and he'd find a way to make it look cool in his delivery. You just can't replace that.222098[/snapback] i don't think a han solo type character would have worked in the prequils. he would have ended up blasting jar jar on naboo in episode i, which in turn wouldn't have given jar jar the opportunity to cast the deciding vote to give palpatine military authority in episode ii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 The biggest thing I noticed about watching the two newer films in the theater was how hard it was to focus on what was going on. There was so much detail in the CGI shots, everything was making noise, and everything was so bright. I spent more time looking at the eye candy and it made it difficult to focus on what was happening. I think the biggest difference is Lucas himself. As AJ correctly stated, he is doing things HIS way, and to hell with us if we don't like it. While he has a great vision, his dialog leaves much to be desired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mile High Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 You guys will dig this picture click on my name and check it out. Very cool. I can't wait until this movie is out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Donahoe Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 You guys will dig this picture click on my name and check it out. Very cool. I can't wait until this movie is out. Wicked. Gonna be cool to see Darth Vader in his prime, before he needed an iron lung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 Wicked. Gonna be cool to see Darth Vader in his prime, before he needed an iron lung. 222222[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILLS4LIFE Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 Awesome! Cant wait for this to come out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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